Concrete Currents
Walker Concrete nets National Cement Atlanta market integration
National Cement Co. parent Vicat has acquired Walker Concrete and Walker Construction Products, Stockbridge, Ga., which serve primarily south-metro Atlanta through 14 ready mixed plants and four retail locations--the latter offering tools, decorative flatwork supplies and concrete landscaping units...
Environmental specialist rebrands Nycon, unveils ‘green’ fiber
After closing on Rhode Island synthetic concrete-reinforcing fiber manufacturer Nycon Inc., Pure Earth has effected a name change to New Nycon Inc., and introduced an eco-friendly fiber derived from new commercial scrap carpet through a proprietary extraction process...
AEM pegs equipment depreciation bonus in economic stimulus package
Beyond rebate checks destined for individual taxpayers beginning this month, businesses will benefit from a key provision in the economic stimulus package that cleared Congress and the White House in February...
Ozinga chief sets run for Congress
Marty Ozinga, who heads key Chicago market ready mixed producer Ozinga Brothers Inc., plans to announce April 30 his bid as the Republican candidate for Illinois' 11th Congressional district...
Texas precaster receives $388K anniversary 'gift' to replace aging tractors
Design-build general contractor and structural/architectural precast producer Speed Fab-Crete recently celebrated 10 years under its current ownership with a companywide cookout and unveiling of a new John Deere wheel loader and four 2008 Mack tractors...
PCI producers weigh pros and cons of BIM, 3-D modeling
To inform its membership about transitioning from 2-D CAD to 3-D modeling, PCI held an April 24 workshop in Chicago introducing Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology for precast concrete...
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